what does 'intellectual appeal' mean?

Even Eduard Hanslick, an advocate for music as an intellectual stimulus for the brain, acknowledged animal responses to music, albeit in a sarcastic passage.

"Intellectual appeal" means it appeals to the mind as opposed to "emotional appeal."

thanks PUNKEY i read the wikipeida entry of EH and found out he is exactly what u said

it turns out that intellectual is EH's point towards music